COMMONWEALTH v. HOUGHTON

No. 84-P-292.

39 Mass. App. Ct. 94 (1995)

COMMONWEALTH vs. HENRY E. HOUGHTON.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

August 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Couture for the defendant.

Jane Davidson Montori, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: DREBEN, GILLERMAN, & LAURENCE, JJ.


DREBEN, J.

With a knife to her throat, the twelve year old victim was forced to perform oral sex and to submit to other sexual acts with the defendant. He had threatened, "If you don't do anything I tell you to do, I'll kill you like the rest of the people." So the victim testified.

The defendant was convicted of rape of a child (five indictments), assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (two indictments...

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